1915 West Tennessee State Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3
Head coach
CaptainHugh Washburn
Home stadiumNormal Field, Russwood Park
Seasons
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1915 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgia Tech   –   7 – 0 – 1
Ouachita Baptist   –   7 – 1 – 0
Dallas   –   6 – 1 – 0
Spring Hill   –   6 – 1 – 0
North Texas State Normal   –   5 – 1 – 1
West Virginia   –   5 – 1 – 1
First District   –   4 – 1 – 1
Johns Hopkins   –   6 – 2 – 0
VMI   –   6 – 2 – 1
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial   –   5 – 2 – 1
Delaware   –   6 – 3 – 0
Maryland   –   6 – 3 – 0
Louisiana Normal College   –   4 – 2 – 0
Southwest Texas State   –   5 – 3 – 2
Davidson   –   4 – 3 – 1
Mississippi Normal   –   4 – 3 – 0
West Tennessee State Normal   –   4 – 3 – 0
Guilford   –   1 – 1 – 0
Middle Tennessee State Normal   –   3 – 3 – 1
Presbyterian   –   4 – 4 – 0
Henderson-Brown   –   3 – 4 – 1
TCU   –   4 – 5 – 0
Wake Forest   –   3 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   3 – 5 – 1
Western Kentucky State Normal   –   1 – 4 – 2
Louisville   –   1 – 5 – 1
Marshall   –   1 – 7 – 0

The 1915 West Tennessee State Normal football team was an American football team that represented West Tennessee State Normal School (now known as the University of Memphis) as an independent during the 1915 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Clyde H. Wilson, West Tennessee State Normal compiled a 4–3 record.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 8at Jonesboro Aggies
L 0–40500[1][2]
October 162:00 p.m.Somerville High School
W 75–0[3][4]
October 223:15 p.m.Central High School
  • Red Elm
  • Memphis, TN
L 0–59[5][6]
October 30Independents
  • Normal campus
  • Memphis, TN
W 53–18[7]
November 52:45 p.m.Memphis University School
L 0–14[8][9]
November 133:00 p.m.First Separate Battalion (Tennessee Army National Guard)
  • Normal Field
  • Memphis, TN
W 45–0[10][11]
November 25at Haywood County High SchoolBrownsville, TNW 13–7[12][13]

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References

  1. ^ "Aggies Outclass Tennessee Boys". Arkansas Gazette. Memphis, Tennessee. October 9, 1915. p. 12. Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Normals Swamped.—Jonesboro Aggies Run Roughshod Over Local Squad, 40 to 0". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. October 9, 1915. p. 11. Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Normals Only Local Team At Home Today". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. October 16, 1915. p. 11. Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Normals In Runaway.—Somerville Eleven Swamped In Local Scoring Procession 75 to 0". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. October 17, 1915. p. 24. Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Captains of Rival Prep Elevens In First Local Title Game Today". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. October 22, 1915. p. 13. Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Normals Swamped.—High Team Gets Away Fast, Beating Blue and Gray, 50 to 0". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. October 23, 1915. p. 11. Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Cross Wilson's Goal.—Blue and Gray Shows Improved Form in Beating Independents". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. October 31, 1915. p. 25. Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "M. U. S. Vs. Normals.—Local Prep Elevens Clash at Russwood This Afternoon". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. November 5, 1915. p. 11. Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "M. U. S. Downs Rejuvenated Normal Team". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. November 6, 1915. p. 9. Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Normals Play Soldiers". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. November 13, 1915. p. 10. Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Normal Show Form.—Defeat Militia in One-Sided Game, Score 45 to 0". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. November 14, 1915. p. 27. Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Normals Confident—Wilson's Squad Faces Haywood County High Thursday". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. November 24, 1915. p. 10. Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "Normals On Top—Defeat Haywood County in Close Game, 13 to 7". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. November 26, 1915. p. 10. Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ "1915 Football Schedule". University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved September 15, 2021.


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